Seahawk helicopters depart USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) en route to Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Summary
Indian Ocean (Jan. 02, 2005) Seahawk helicopters, assigned to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Two (HS-2) and the Saberhawks of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Light Squadron Four Seven (HSL-47), depart USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) en route to Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. The helicopters are transporting supplies, bringing in disaster relief teams and supporting humanitarian airlifts to Tsunami-stricken coastal regions. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is currently operating in the Indian Ocean off the waters of Indonesia and Thailand. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Jacob J. Kirk File# 050102-N-9293K-157
Aircraft carriers are warships that act as airbases for carrier-based aircraft. In the United States Navy, these consist of ships commissioned with hull classification symbols CV (aircraft carrier), CVA (attack aircraft carrier), CVB (large aircraft carrier), CVL (light aircraft carrier), CVN (aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion) and CVAN (attack aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion). The first aircraft carrier commissioned into the United States Navy was USS Langley (CV-1) on 20 March 1922.